| Subject: | Interior vehicle fires |
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| Investigations Summary: | The office of defects investigation of the national highway traffic safety administration has received three reports (vehicle owner questionnaires) alleging that model year 2014 Chrysler town and country minivans caught fire at the charge hub, which is an electrical device mounted in the trim panel at the left (driver's) side of the vehicle between the second and third row seating. The charge hub serves as communication and power ports, intended for use with entertainment and other personal devices. While the reports indicate that the charge hub was the likely origin or starting point of the fire, the cause of the fires has not been identified at this time. The office of defects investigation is opening this preliminary evaluation to evaluate the cause of the fires, as well as the scope, frequency and consequence of the alleged defect. The reports cited above can be reviewed at NHTSA. Gov under the following reference numbers: 11326355, 11271389, 11104257. |
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